A Review on Impact of Blended Learning on the English Writing Skills

Abstract

Writing skill is one of the important language skills in the English language. In order to overcome some challenges faced by English as Second Language/ English as Foreign Language learners, different technologies are recommended to be used, and one of the examples is blended learning approach. Therefore, the paper aims to present a review of previous studies related to the impact of blended learning on the students' writing skills in English to examine if the blended learning method can make an impact on writing skills. After using the systematic searching method, a total number of 25 articles published between 2010 and 2020 were selected in this paper. From the findings, the majority of the articles were conducted in Asian countries. Analysis of the studies revealed that blended learning had been positively welcomed in many English as Second language/English as Foreign Language contexts by instructors and students. Blended learning has also been emphasized by many scholars to be implemented in English teaching and learning since this teaching approach paved the way and opened a new window of practicing the English language in English as a Second language/English as a Foreign Language context. Finally, it is suggested to use this approach for English writing lessons, as it can develop students' writing skills.